Reason I don’t eat out…
Eat This, Not That! — Men’s Health
I usually hate Men’s Health but the article made Reddit and I clicked not knowing. Ended up grossing me out and reaffirming my hate of fast food 
Archive for February, 2008
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Can you hear me now?
In the spirit of giving something up for 40 days, I am shooting for noise. As I type this I hear the washer machine, the music streaming from last.fm (David Crowder by the way) and my blackberry dinging with my iPhone telling me email has arrived. Focus on that for a second, I am alone in a hotel room but can hear nothing but noise. This isn’t bad necessarily, the music is uplifting to God, the emails are from loving family (not counting the work blackberry) and the dishes being done allow me nourishment. The problem is the noise never stops.
I have been making my symbolic journey to the desert and have not done a very good job. Go figure, Nick not being an amazing Christian! What I learned this morning was silence forces me to shut-up. I get scared to be quiet. For someone who thrives off interaction and learning, the sound of nothing and doing nothing scares the beejezers out of me! The past few days of work I drove to work with no radio. Nothing. What I caught myself doing was listening and praying more. The emptiness allowed God in. Saint Paul calls it dying to self and that sounds pretty accurate.
What can we do? One of my favorite songs is Switchfoot Adding to the Noise. Far too often we add to the noise of others. We force them into situations where they are obliged to talk or show you focus. We become the guy in the dorky windbreaker on TV, “Can you hear me now?” It is simply a pulse check to make sure someone saves you from being scared. So that is it, I am giving up noise. Many of you have emailed or pinged me wondering why I have been so quiet the past few weeks. That is really the reason. If you are used to the 20 minute response times on email you may need to readjust. I want to make sure when we talk next it is a meaningful exploration of grace.
So God, “Can You Talk to Me Now?”
GBA PSP Emulator SDTV
- Load up the emulator
- Plug in the Composite Cable
- Without getting a wretched headache, get into the Graphics and Sounds menu option
- Set Video to: Scaled 3:2
- Filter Yes
- Ratio: ratio 4:3
- interlaced
- Tadda! MarioKart on your hotel TV
Off to Church
Last night as I was running (10.6 miles HUA!) I had this overwhelming desire to be in Church this morning. Spiritually I have been in a bit of a drought but have dedicated myself to praying and reading again. I have some very supportive people in my life pushing me to a closer relationship with our Lord. Thanks to those folks.
I have surmised that my battles are within. I have spent the last year or so of my life grappling to understand the blessings God has showered upon me. At times I feel as if they are too great. In many ways I feel like Timothy, too young to bear the weight of my responsibilities. Luckily God spoke through St. Paul and gave these encouraging words:
Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.
I now understand. I had always assumed that it was through my super hacking skills or mad programming speed that God would use me to spread His Word. In someways it is, but the first thing people look and see at work is “Nick is Young!” That is my in, that is my first door opening. People become curious as to what is this Kid doing here!? What God (if i shut up and let the Spirit talk) uses this for is to show that if you let Him, He will bless everything. He will tear down the barriers and laws of this world. With God, all things are possible. What a great thing! Holy Crap (not even going to crack a joke here…must resist…) what a HONOR! You see before this morning I never looked at my age as a good thing. I always considered it my roadblock. No more
With all that said I need to shower. Christ touched my heart the past 2 days and I need to spend some prayerful time in adoration of His greatness!
Your Brother in Christ — Nick
PS
I am going to need to be on my knees praying today! SHEESH 10 miles run are killer. My legs feel like Jello! Which reminds me I have some Jello….yummy yummy Jello…can’t wait for Lunch!
